Welcome to our family blog, we are Roxanne, Jesse, Ashton, Jackson, and Thomas-Jensen. Jesse and I have been happily married since 2001, we live in Appleton, Wisconsin. We have been blessed with three beautiful boys; Ashton, Jackson, and TJ.
Thanks for looking in on us from time to time.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

We are very excited about 2014, it's going to be a fantastic year, I can feel it! Looking forward to basketball tourney's, baseball season, spending time with family and friends, meeting new people, trying new things, being kinder, making smarter choices! That is what I love about a new year, it's a chance to try again, to improve who you are and how you live. This year I decided against making resolutions for the year, instead I will make them as they come; maybe weekly, perhaps monthly! To start off my list, my resolution to be a better blogger has already started and has been fulfilled ... it's the small victories that make us triumphant!

Happy New Year, may 2014 be a year with blessings, challenges (that can be overcome), laughter, stillness, peace and understanding. May the year ahead bring you good luck, fortune, success and lots of love (from the words of a good friend)!

In the Spring of 2013 our rental home was flooded. It was very frustrating and our property manager did a sad job of taking care of the situation. Our rental insurance did not cover any of the damage to our property because it was considered seepage. We ended up living with a horrible smell and boxes everywhere for several weeks. We needed to move several weeks later due to the risk of mold exposure. It was terrible...

Our things are now floating in a foot of dirty seepage water, thankfully it was not sewage!